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A. J. MANNY.

CANE MILL.

No. 282,339. Patnted July 31. 1883,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ABRAHAM J. MANNY, or sr. Louis, MISSOURI.

CANE- MILL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters'Patent No. 282,339, dated 31,1883.

Application filed May 24, 1880., Renewed February 8, 1883. (No model.) i

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM J. MANNY, of the city of St. Louis, andState of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improve- 5 mentsin Cane-Mills, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to. the accompanying drawings, formingpart of this specification.

.My improvement relates to that form of cane-mills having horizontalpressure-rollers, and to cane-mills having a feed-roller, a crushing-roller, and a delivery-roller arranged hori- I zontally intriangular form, by which thecane is twice subjected to pressure in onepassage the delivery-roller and the crushing-roller.

cry-roller are above instead of beneath the crushing-roller, therebysecuring an angle for presentation'of the cane at a more convenientheight.

My invention consists in the construction hereinafter described, andpointed out in the claims.

tion of the mill. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section, showing the mainroll and central braceplate in side View. Fig. 3 is a transverse sec Theframe of the mill is formed of the four plates-the bottom plate, A, thetop plate, B, and the two end plates, 0 O. The bottom plate, A, is madeof curved form and arranged with its concave face upward, and isprovided-with cars a a a a-one at each end and one at each side-by whichto secure and support it upon a frame-work or posts; also, with cars a aa atwo at each side to receive the frame-bolts K, and with two pairs oftransverse ledges, a" a a a, on its inner face, be tween the ledges a aof I which is formed the 5 juice-basin D. In the center of the basin isshaft E, to the upper end of which the sweepcap F is attached, and onwhich is keyed the through the millfirst between the feed-roller and thecrushing-roller, and, second, between In the drawings, Figure l is afront elevalarge bevel-wheel G, gearing into the bevelpinion H on theshaft of the main roll I. The top plate, B, is also of curved form andarranged with its concave face downward, and is provided with ears b b bbtwo at each sideto receive the frame-bolts, and two pairs of transverseledges, b b b If, on its inner face one end of said top plate alsoextending,'beyond the end plate to form the support for the top gearing,e, of the upright shaft E.

The end plates, 0 C, have their top and bot tom edges fitted tightly inthe groove formed between the transverse ledges b b b b and a a a a? inthe top and bottom plates, respectively, and carry the journal-bearingsfor the shafts z and j j of the pressure-rolls I and J J.

The frame of the mill is bound together by the four'corner bolts K,which pass through the.

ears e a aa in the bottom plate andb b b b in the top plate. A

The feed-plate L and the discharge-plate M,

each of which fills (one on each side) the space between the bottomplate, A, and the top plate, B, have each, both upon its upper and loweredges, ledges N, with square ends or shoulders N, and on their innerfaces each has two transverse grooves, n. The top plate, B, and thebottom plate, A, have each, one upon its lower and the other upon itsupper edge, respect ively, a recess or rabbet -groove, 0, having squareends or shoulders, into which the ledges N, with the square ends ofshoulders N, fit closely, and the outer edges of the end-plates, O C,also fit closely into the grooves n of the feed-plate L and dischargeplate M. The frame of the mill is thus securely braced longitudinally.The plates L and M are interchangeable for the purpose of changing thedirection of feed when it is desired to feed from the left side insteadof the right side.

The inside angular brace plate, P, has square ends fittingagainst theend plates, 0 O, and a straight top resting against the inside of thetopplatc, B, and is provided with pro jections 1), formed to fit closelyin the recesses 19 in the top plate, B, and the end plates, 0 0, thusaffording an additional longitudinal brace to the mill.

The conducting-ledges r 1', on the inner faces ofeach of the end plates,0 O, extend from above and outside the upper shaft-bearings,

their lower ends approaching each other andconnecting with the recessesor openings 1" in the'lower ends of the end plates, 0 O, and the ledgesa a a a, thus conducting the waste oil from all the journals outside thejuice-basin.

The inain rollI has juiceretaining disks S S interposed between its endsand its journal- .bearings to convey the juice, as it flows off the endsof the roll, into the juice-basin D, and to prevent the juice fromrunning along the shaft *0 and escaping with the waste oil.

The feed-plate L has orifice Z, through which the cane is fed, and atthe lower'side of which is formed the rest-bar Z, extending across itsmouth, serving to hold the canes up to and direct their entrance betweenthe rolls, and having its outer face rounded to conduct any juice thatmay flow back upon it into the juicebasin. The feed-plate L is provided,also, with the juice-apron T, turned upward and outward in the directionfrom whence the cane is fed, its upper edge having a sharp corner overwhich the cane is fed and on which it rests, its inner face beinginclined into the j nice-basin D, to convey into said juice-basin anyjuice which mayfollow back and drip from the outer face of the rest-barZ, or fiow back upon the uncrushed stalks.

The horse is attached to the end of a sweep bolted to the cap F, that iskeyed to the upright shaft E, which carries the large bevel wheel G,gearing into the bevel-pinion H on the shaft of the main roll I, whichshaft car 'ries on its other end the spurgear U, gearing into anddriving the spur-wheels V V and the rolls J J. The rolls J J have attheir ends peripheral flanges J J, which lap over the ends of the mainroll I and serve to prevent the lateral escape of the canes- I claim asmy invention 1. In a cane-mill, the combination of three pressurerollers-namely, a feed-roller, a crushingroller, and adeliveryrollerarranged horizontally and in triangular form,

with the feed-roller and the delivery-rollerv above the crushing-roller,substantially as herein shown and described.

2. In a cane-mill, the combination of the three pressure-rollersarranged horizontally and in triangular form, and provided with suitablegear-wheels, the feed-roller and the delivery-roller being above thecrushing-roller, the bevel-wheel upon the upright shaft, and thebevel-pinion on the shaft of the crushingroller, substantially as hereinshown and described.

3. In a cane-mill, the combination of the livery-roller being above thecrushing-roller,

and having peripheral flanges at their ends, substantially as hereinshown and described.

5. In a cane-mill, the combination of the pressure rollers, horizontallyarranged, the bottom plate and the end plates, the latter havingconducting-ledges on their inner faces, and openings communicating withthe bottom plate and connecting with said ledges, substantiallyas hereinshown and described.

6. In a cane-mill, the combination 'of the pressure-rollers,horizontally arranged, the feed-plate and the discharge-plateinterchange able with each other, substantially as herein shown anddescribed.

7. In a canemill, the combination of pressure-rollers, horizontallyarranged, a feed-plate and a discharge-plate, each formed with projecting ledges, each having square ends on its edges and grooves on itsinner face, atop plate and a bottom plate, each formed with recesses ofa width, depth, and length to receive said ledges, and end plates formedwith edges of a width to enter the grooves in the feed and dischargeplates, substantially as herein shown and described. d v

8. In a cane-mill, the combination of pressure-rollers, horizontallyarranged, the end plates, top plate, and the inside angular brace plate,formed at its ends and top to bear in the end plates and top plates,respectively, substantially as herein shown and described.

9. In a cane-mill, the combination of the pressure-rollers, horizontallyarranged, the juice-basin, and a feed-plate formed with a restbarextending across and forming the lower edge of its mouth, and havingitslower edge within the inner edge of the juice-basin, and thejuice-apron having its upper edge on a line with the lower edge of thefeed-opening, and its inner face extending into the juicebasin,substantially as herein shown and de scribed.

ABRAHAM J. MANNY.

WVitnesses:

SAML. KNIGHT, GEO. H. KNIGHT.

